The news of breakdancing's potential inclusion is a big blow for squash, which has now been turned down for a fourth time despite its widespread popularity, per The Economist.

Sportsbeat's James Toney provided an explanation as to why breakdancing got the nod ahead of squash:

James Toney @jtoneysbeat

I feel desperately sorry for squash but breakdancing was always going to get the nod - the Olympics simply needs a younger audience and its inclusion at the Youth Olympics (where it did really well, especially on social media) was a big pointer.

Russia's Sergei Chernyshev, competing under the alias Bumblebee, and Japan's Ramu "Ram" Kawai won the first breaking gold medals at the 2018Youth OlympicGames in Buenos Aires.